February 2012
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“This is the axe my grandfather made.
My father replaced the handle,
and I...”
– Proverb
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January 2012
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WatchWinter Tool Restoration
Often times, throughout the winter months, as the mercury dips and the sun makes itself scarce, we find ourselves spending more and more time in the workshop. Last weekend we had the chance to visit the workshop of Gary Bridge in beautiful Spicer, MN. We chatted tool restoration (Gary restores antique hand planes), and got a hands on demo of electrolysis, a method of using...
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“Due to our fascination with the forms of technical inventions on the one hand,...”
– Eva Zeisel (1906–2011)
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December 2011
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WatchWinter Interlude, Steamboat Springs, CO by Matt Beaudin, Best Made Guide to Colorado And special thanks to Von Wilson for showing us how it’s done! Read more about Von.
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WatchSharpening the Tosa Kajiyamura Sashimi Knife
What a satisfying feeling it is to put steel to stone and create something near mythical. We took the Tosa Kajiyamura brand sashimi knife, sharpened it on a set of Bester sharpening stones (700#, 1000#, 1200#), finished it off with a light stropping, and ended up with one seriously sharp knife. You can bet more info on our Bester sharpening stones and...
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man...”
– Teddy Roosevelt (from his “Citizenship in a Republic”
speech delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910)
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November 2011
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October 2011
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“But first of all he is a woodsman, and you aren’t a woodsman unless you...”
– Norman Maclean
“My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him...”
– Norman Maclean